Attachment for sewing-machines.



E. RODMAN.

ATTACHMENT FOR SEWING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED APB. 7, 1910.

999,593. Patented Aug. 1,1911.

w. Emma Rudman,

[ v me/Mofo l entre STATES PATENT FFICE.

ATTACHMENT FOR SEWING-MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1, 1911.

Application tiled April '7, 1910. Serial No. 553,927.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, EMMA RODMAN, a citizen of the United States,residingat Newport News, in the county of Warwick and State of Virginia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments forSewing-Machines, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to that class of devices which is adapted to beused with a sewing machine and attached thereto and is arranged tosupport and carry the several implements used in sewing, such as athimble, pins, needles and the like.

The invention has for its obj ect to provide an improved device of thischaracter which is adapted to be secured to the arm of a sewing machineor any portion thereof and is provided with means for supporting sewingarticles and such things as are necessary to be used in conjunction witha sewing machine.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a side view of thearm of a sewing machine having an attachment mounted thereon constructedin accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of theattachlnent constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 3 is adetailed view showing a vertical section of a portion of the attachmentwith a device for supporting the thimble. Fig. l is a detail view of thevertical section of a portion of the device with an emery stone forsharpening needles. Fig. 5 is a view in vertical section of a portion ofthe device with a stone for sharpening needles and a modified form of anattachment therefor. Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary, sectional viewof one end of the stone, fastening means therefor, and sheet.

In carrying out the invention, I provide a sheet 1, of flexiblematerial, which is adapted to be folded about the arm 2 of a sewingmachine and secured thereon by any suitable means as, for instance, bythe clamping devices 3 on its overlapping edges which are adapted todetachably engage each other. Upon the flexible sheet 1 are mounteddevices used for sewing purposes, such as, for instance, an emery bag 4and a thimble support 5 which may preferably consist of a woodenprojection 6 covered with a suitable fabric 7 secured to the sheet 1 as,for instance, by means of clamps 8. In addition to the emery cushion,and the thimble support, a small stone 9, suitable for sharpenlngneedles, is attached to the sheet 1, and is shown in Fig. 4 aspreferably attached to said sheet l by means of a wire 10 extendingthrough the stone 9 and secured at its ends by stitches 11 or othersuitable devices connected to sheet 1.

In Fig. 5 is shown a modified form of the stone 9 secured to the sheet 1which consists of thel eye-screws 12 screwed into the stone 9 connectedby clips 13 with the sheet 1.

It will be seen, therefore, that a simple and handy device is providedwhich may be readily attached to the arm of a sewing machine and isprovided with the necessary implements for use in connection withsewing,

It will be obvious that the horizontal eyes of the fastening means,projecting from opposite sides of the stone 9, are positioned parallelwith the sheet 1, whereby they readily accommodate the fastening staplesor means 11 and 13. Referring particularly to Fig 6, it will be seenthat the fastening rod or wire 10 is bent at right-angles at 10a andterminates at each end in a. horizontal eye 10b, through which extendsthe vertical fastening means yor clip or staple 11 that has its freeends 11a bent together and attened against the sheet yor flexiblestrip 1. By reason of this structure a very eicient fastener is producedfor securing the stone 9 to sheet 1, inasmuch as eyes 10b are placedclose to the strip 1, minimizing the amount of material used infastening or size of a fastener that extends through or into thestrip 1. Other advantages can be assigned for this novel way ofatt-aching the stone to the strip 1; it will be readily seen that in theembodiments shown in Fig. 5 the same principle is involved, to wit: themetallic fastening means provided with the horizontal eyes extendingfrom the ends of the stone and parallel with the strip 11 through thelooped or grip-fastening means for attaching the stone to the cloth orstrip 1.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

A device of the character described, comprising a flexible sheet, asharpened stone engaging one side of said sheet, a Wire extendinglongitudinally through the stone and projecting beyond the ends of thestone,

the projecting' ends of the wire being bent sheet for retainingv thesheet folded over the downwardly at right angles and outwardly arm of asewing' machine. l0 terminating' in horizontal eyes positioned Intestimony whereof l hereunto allx my contiguous to and lying parallelwith one signature in presence of two Witnesses.

face of the sheet, Vertical, looped fastening EMMA RODMAN. nieansextending' through the eyes and seeuri119' the sheet against the innerfaces of the eyes, and means carried by the ends of said TWitnesses T.A. FOWLER, S. J. BUTLER.

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